Suspender attachment



(No Model.)

A. J. STAFFORD. SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

Patented May 27, 1890.

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ASA J. STAFFORD, OF CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,820, dated May 27,1890. Application filed August 5, 1889. Serial No. 319,792. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ASA J STAFFORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Concord, in the county of Merrimac and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSuspender Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to substitute devices for ordinarypantaloon-buttons and suspender-loops, and pertains more especially tosuspenders, the object of the invention being to provide suspenders withsuitable gripping devices capable of grasping the waistband ofpantaloons, and thus sustain them upon the wearer in their properposition without the necessity of buttons.

The invention will be fully set forth in the following specification andclaim,and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming aninseparable part thereof, of which-- Figure 1 illustrates the front endof. a suspender to which my improved fastenings are applied. Fig. 2 is adetached perspective view of one of myimproved fastenings. Fig- 3 showsthe device as when opened ready to receive the waistband of pantaloonsor other article to be clamped therein.

Similar reference letters designate like parts.

A may be called the stationary member of the clamp, and B the movablemember, the former having teeth a, at its lower end, which arepreferably bent, as shown, and being also provided with an arm a at eachside and opposite one to the other. The said arms are bent over, asshown in the'drawings, so

as to carry between them and the said part A the movable member B,having its lower end bent, as seen at b, and perforated at b, for thereception of a suitable hook C, which is properly secured to the endstrap of a suspender D. n

lVhen not under strain, the part B may be moved up or down within thebent arms a of the piece A, the projections 12 forming stops, which, bycontact with the said arms a prevent the two parts A B from becomingseparated. In use, however, there is a constant upward strain upon thepart 13, its hooked portion 1) thereby forcing the cloth more firmlyupon the teeth a of the part A. The said parts A B may be leftcontinually clamped upon-the waistband of the pantaloons, if desired,and the suspenders may be removed by releasing the hook C from theperforation b of the part B.

Having described my improvements, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is v A garment supporter or clasp consistingof a piece A, having .its lower end bent and teeth formed therein forhooking into a garment, and provided with bent projections at oppositesides, and the sliding piece B, for attachment to a Suspender orsuitable support fitting within the bent projections of the said part A,and having its lower end bent, all substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ASA J. STAFFORD.

\Vitnesses:

J. B. THURSTON, FRED N. LADD.

